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  • Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House in cooperation with the Barna Research Group discovered the following about American adults: · 80% name the Bible as the most influential book in human history. · 58% believe the Bible to be totally accurate in all it teaches. · 91% of all households own at least ...read more

  • Belief Vs. Reality: More Than Four Out Of Five ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Belief Vs. Reality: More than four out of five Americans claim to be Christian and half as many can be classified as born again Christians. Nine out of ten adults own a Bible. Most adults read the Bible during the year and a huge majority claims they know all of the basic teachings of the Bible. ...read more

  • Two Income Trap: Even Though The Modern ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Two Income Trap: Even though the modern two-earner family brings in 75% more inflation-adjusted income than the one-earner family of a generation ago, it actually has les discretionary income—and far more financial instability. The decline of public education has dramatically raised the price of ...read more

  • When Napoleon Of France Fought Wellington Of ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 4, 2006
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    When Napoleon of France fought Wellington of England, all England waited patiently for word of the decisive battle at Waterloo. When the message came to London it was relayed by the flags on top of the Winchester cathedral. The flags on the cathedral began to spell it out: "Wellington defeated..." ...read more

  • Tournier On Faithfulness

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Apr 19, 2009
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    TOURNIER ON FAITHFULNESS Faithfulness means that we admit our sin whenever we are tempted to depend upon something other than God. In this admission, the first step toward authentic repentance, something marvelous takes place. As Swiss psychologist Paul Tournier once shared, "The sense of guilt is ...read more

  • Fully Happy

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 20, 2009
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    Robbie Williams: "I don’t think anyone can ever be fully happy. If you’re fully happy then you’re a miserable person, because the grass is always greener on the other side--it has to be. I’m not saying I’m miserable--in fact I’m the happiest I’ve been for a long time, but I’m no happier than I ...read more

  • Franklin Roosevelt's Grandmother

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2009
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    FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’S GRANDMOTHER The story is told of American President Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person ...read more

  • Your Pain In My Heart

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 7, 2009
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    YOUR PAIN IN MY HEART Until we walk where others walk, we usually don’t care much about what they are going through. This is why so many people who experience tragedy, start support groups to help others like themselves. Until we hurt we are not much help. We are like the Queen, who, when told ...read more

  • Jesus Never Fails

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 15, 2010
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    JESUS NEVER FAILS Isaiah 11:5, " Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist." My good friend Charlie died about 3 years ago; he was 89 years old, and we were like family. Charlie was interesting, open-minded, and a great conversationalist. One day I called him and ...read more

  • What Was The Point?

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010
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    WHAT WAS THE POINT? Alan Scholes, a former agnostic, testifies from his experience: "I had often heard my religious friends say, 'Jesus died for our sins' or 'Jesus died to save the world.' I could see how the good example of Jesus’ actions might possibly influence some men and women to live ...read more

  • Evangelism: Making Disciples

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    EVANGELISM: MAKING DISCIPLES If you walk out into the parking lot this evening and someone says to you, "How do I get to Atlanta?" You say, "Well, get in your car." Well, that’s good advice. That’s the start of it. But you also need to say, "Start your car and head south and a little bit east ...read more

  • The Public Scavenger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    THE PUBLIC SCAVENGER A long time ago in Greece, some politicians decided to play a joke on a fellow politician in their group. They got him appointed to the post of Public Scavenger. It was a dirty, lowly post. But instead of being humiliated, the man decided he would show everybody what he could ...read more

  • Grandpa And The Peach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    GRANDPA AND THE PEACH "Four-year-old Jason was visiting his grandparents. Grandpa was in his study intently reading. Jason walked in carrying a peach, said something Grandpa didn't catch, and handed the peach to him. "Thinking his wife had sent him a snack, Grandpa took it and ate it. Just as he ...read more

  • Ineffective Churches

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    INEFFECTIVE CHURCHES Chuck Colson makes an interesting observation. He points out that when the Communists took over Russia in 1917, they did not make Christianity illegal. The Soviet constitution guaranteed freedom of religion. What they did do is make it illegal for the churches to do any "good ...read more

  • Winning In Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

  • Saving A Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    SAVING A STRANGER In his book Open the Door Wide to Happy Living, T. Huffman Harris told of a young man named Eddie who became tired of life and decided to leap from a bridge into a turbulent river. Jim, a total stranger, saw Eddie being swept downstream and plunged into the water in an effort to ...read more

  • Cruel Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
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    CRUEL CHRISTIANS During the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernando Cortez in the early 1500s, a resistance leader named Hatney was captured after a fierce battle and sentenced to be burned alive. After tying him to the stake, his captors urged him to become a Christian so that at his death his ...read more

  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2011
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    DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? At an evening social for army officers and their wives, the commanding general of the base had been given a special award and proceeded to drone on in a long speech of thanks. A lieutenant mumbled to the woman at his side, "Why they would award him a prize is beyond me. He's ...read more

  • Love One Another...?

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 13, 2012
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    LOVE ONE ANOTHER...? A story from the Peanut’s cartoons - you know - with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: It’s Christmas time and Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is standing and says, "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. `Tis the season of peace on earth and good will toward men. Therefore, I suggest we ...read more

  • I Sure Wish Jesus Could Have Been There!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2014
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    I SURE WISH JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE! A church had a special concert and the worship center was packed. The congregation had one of their greatest times of worship ever! Later that evening, a young mother from the church was putting her little boy to bed. He had enjoyed the concert so much ...read more